Lying Low
by Johnson, Diane
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0394498909
- ISBN 13
- 9780394498904
- Seller
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
A National Book Award finalist, this novel relates the events of four crucial days in the lives of four people sharing a rambling Victorian house, "lying low" and harboring secrets not meant to be shared. Theo Wait, a middle-aged former ballet dancer, and her brother, Anton, have taken in two boarders: beautiful Lynn, who never receives mail or visitors; and energetic and effusive Ouida, a Brazilian student and illegal alien who won't let complicated bureaucratic wrangles and constant fear of deportation taint her vision of America as the land of opportunity. A faked identity, a search for one of the FBI's most wanted escaped prison convicts, and a Brazilian feast that spins out of control kick the plot into high gear. While each of these characters has been plagued by a sense of impending disaster, the terrible thing they've all been fearing comes from an entirely unexpected direction, shattering all of their lives.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 68295
- Title
- Lying Low
- Author
- Johnson, Diane
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0394498909
- ISBN 13
- 9780394498904
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1978
- Keywords
- 0394498909, FICTION
Terms of Sale
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
All items are returnable within 14 days of receipt if not satisfied. NY residents will also be charged sales tax.
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Willis Monie Books - ABAA
About Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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